Project Hail Mary

A Novel

by Andy Weir

hardcover, 496 pages

English language

Published May 4, 2021 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-593-13520-4
OCLC Number:: 1149223512
ASIN:: B08FHBV4ZX
Goodreads:: 54493401

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Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance.

Part scientific mystery, …

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance.

Part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian--while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

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Phil Sorrell reviewed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Review of 'Project Hail Mary' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Absolutely loved this book, probably more than I loved The Martian. There is a great level of science geekery, humour and brilliant characters. I could not put it down!

Sean Randall reviewed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Review of 'Project Hail Mary' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Oh, yes. Riviting all the way through, Ryland Grace joins Kevin Brooks, David Teller and Mike Erikson in my hall of high school teachers who totally kick ass. I confess I had my doubts: an alien life form eating the sun? What’s this, a Saturday morning cartoon? Where’s the scientific exposition? The chemical formulae? The soul searching through peril? But of course, they’re all there.

I loved the Martian. I enjoyed Artemis, although felt it was “good” rather than “superb”. But this kept me on the edge of my seat. I feel totally inadiquat as a scientific Human being now; if I woke up and felt something was slightly off, I’d hardly be able to work out what with a tape measure and a test tube. But all the way through, Grace felt like someone I could really enjoy watching. The backstory reveals were fascinating and solid, the jeopardy to …